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Arts in Munich is dedicated to culture in Munich, in its broadest sense. From gigs, exhibitions and performances to restaurants, bars and hotels, the digital magazine provides an independent guide as to what's on and where to go in Munich and the rest of Bavaria.

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Better late than never, I’m back with an update as to what’s going on in Munich this week, just a week before Christmas!

I guess at 7pm on a Monday night, you’ll already have plans for this evening, but if not, Sarfati in Westend is hosting their final “Aperitivo del Lunedi” – all you can eat Italian buffet and a glass of vin naturel for just 9 €! If you haven’t heard about Sarfati and their fantastic natural wines yet, check out this post I wrote in April about their hearty, homely food.

Tomorrow, Cameroonian Andy Allo’s in town, playing at Backstage at 8pm. I hadn’t heard of her until a few months ago, when my dear friend Jas recommended I check her out. Jas interviewed her a couple of weeks ago on her UK tour, and she sounds like a thoroughly lovely person. She also makes some of the funkiest soul around:

Sierra Leonean-German singer-songwriter Patrice released his new album this summer, The Rising of the Son, and is now promoting it with a pre-Christmas German tour. He’ll be playing the Muffathalle and tickets cost 28.70 €. It’s not my sort of music, but he’s huuuge in Germany. Also tomorrow, the Muffathalle’s hosting the ISAR SLAM poetry slam – with five poets performing for you. Among them is one of Switzerland’s most successful poetry slammers, Renato Kaiser. Milla will be hosting a song slam, for those of you who are more musical, which sounds equally as fun.

German ghost pop band Mio Myo are playing the Glockenbachwerkstatt tomorrow, with tickets costing just 7 €. Munich’s their final leg of a mini-European tour, so expect fireworks:

And if neo-jazz is more your thing, critically acclaimed New Zealand saxophonist Hayden Chisholm is playing the Unterfahrt tomorrow.

Marseille’s DELUXE are playing Hansa39 on Wednesday (tickets 17 € in advance, 20 € on the door). They’re a bundle of energy, so take your dancing shoes:

On Thursday, HFF students are celebrating the close of the first semester at Pathos. Tickets cost 5 € in advance (you can buy them at the film school), and that’ll get you a drink too. In true film school fashion, they’ve even made a trailer for their party:

Friday’s quieter, apart from James Holden’s album tour at Kong. The Devon producer is in town to promote his second album, The Inheritors, named after a novel by William Golding.

German three-piece Killerpilze are playing Backstage on Saturday night. I think they’re awful, but again, they’re pretty big here so thought they were worth a mention. Frittenbude and Munich hip-hopper Ebow are playing the Feierwerk, but unfortunately the show’s already completely sold-out. Sunday’s quiet too – you can tell things are winding down for Christmas.

I'm Rachel, the author behind Arts in Munich. I moved to Munich in the summer of 2008, and work as an editor in the city. I also do freelance work for the BBC, MONOCLE, Singapore Airlines and Kaltblut, among others, and previously wrote for the Huffington Post and Electronic Beats.